Sep 30, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
House Passes Ten Bipartisan Financial Services Bills The United States House of Representatives recently passed ten financial services bills, including legislation to protect consumers and investors from pandemic-related fraud, develop more flexible CARES Act funding,...
Sep 23, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, Congressional Legislation, News
Senators Gillibrand and Sanders Reintroduce Postal Banking Act Last week, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) hosted a Facebook Live conversation where the two legislators announced their reintroduction of the Postal Banking Act,...
Sep 2, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Seven Hearings in September This month, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) will hold seven virtual and hybrid hearings on a range of topics, including financial regulatory accountability and the economic response...
Aug 31, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Sens. Udall and Cantwell Lead Senators in Pressing for Accurate 2020 Census Count for Native Communities Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) recently joined 18 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in pushing the U.S. Department of Commerce and...
Aug 21, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Sen. Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Tribal Businesses Access PPP Loans Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced a bill earlier this month that would permit businesses with the same Employer Identification Number (EIN) to submit loan applications through the...
Aug 14, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Financial Services Industry Fears Slashing Unemployment Aid Will Lead to Loan Defaults With further COVID-19 relief legislation in limbo due to a stalemate in Congress, many Americans who have been unemployed as a result of the global pandemic are now seeing a lapse...
